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Alcoholics Anonymous
Cult or Cure?
This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.
Pub Date
Dec 01 1997
| Archive Date
Jan 16 2019
Description
This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its program to the Oxford Group Movement; AA's similarities to and differences from religious cults; AA's remarkable ineffectiveness; and the alternatives to AA. The greatly expanded second edition includes a new chapter on AA's relationship to the treatment industry, and AA's remarkable influence in the media.
This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its...
Description
This well researched, painstakingly documented book provides detailed information on the right-wing evangelical organization (Oxford Group Movement) that gave birth to AA; the relation of AA and its program to the Oxford Group Movement; AA's similarities to and differences from religious cults; AA's remarkable ineffectiveness; and the alternatives to AA. The greatly expanded second edition includes a new chapter on AA's relationship to the treatment industry, and AA's remarkable influence in the media.
Advance Praise
"Both supporters and critics of AA could benefit from reading this factual book." --Ottawa Citizen
"Some of the best original research I have seen in years. . . . Lots of substance presented with style." --Journal of Rational Recovery
"Charles Bufe combines personal experience, historical analysis, review of government, AA, and other research data, and analytic interpretation into a seamless whole. His work breaks new ground." --Stanton Peele, author of Love and Addiction and Diseasing of America
"Both supporters and critics of AA could benefit from reading this factual book." --Ottawa Citizen
"Some of the best original research I have seen in years. . . . Lots of substance presented with...
Advance Praise
"Both supporters and critics of AA could benefit from reading this factual book." --Ottawa Citizen
"Some of the best original research I have seen in years. . . . Lots of substance presented with style." --Journal of Rational Recovery
"Charles Bufe combines personal experience, historical analysis, review of government, AA, and other research data, and analytic interpretation into a seamless whole. His work breaks new ground." --Stanton Peele, author of Love and Addiction and Diseasing of America
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781884365126 |
| PRICE |
$14.95 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
208
|
Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Paperback |
| ISBN |
9781884365126 |
| PRICE |
$14.95 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
208
|
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